Oh come on, it's 2011. What does a man have to do around here to get a motherboard in the reasonable price range that isn't brown/black and blue? I really, really wouldn't mind some more red or lime green on today's boards.

If I could sig images...
With southbridge die sizes getting a lot smaller, the TDP decreases, but it is harder to spread the heat around due to the die having much less surface area - hence why even a small heatsink is necessary.